4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → 1-Chloro-4-(4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl)benzene

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Reaction Conditions

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To 150 ml of chlorobenzene, 100.1 g (0.75 mol) of aluminum chloride was added, and further 143 g (0.75 mol) of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride was added dropwise over 1 hour. After stirred for 3 hours at 55° C., the reaction mixture was poured into 1.5 liter of water, and then the obtained crystal was filtered off and washed with n-hexane to obtain 140 g of the intended 4-methyl-4'-chlorodiphenylsulfone. NMR (heavy chloroform): δ7.9-7.8 (m, 4H), 7.5 (m, 2H), 7.3 (d, 2H), 2.4 (s, 3H).

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